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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.01.2011 (43) Date of publication: 08.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/06 (21) Application number: 10762131.0 (22) Date of filing: 26.03.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 15/16(2006.01) G06F 9/44(2006.01) G06F 9/06(2006.01) G06F 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/028937 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/117690 (14.10.2010 Gazette 2010/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 31.03.2009 US 415499 (71) Applicant: Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (US)

(72) Inventors: CAMPBELL, Jonathan Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) CHOU, Eray Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) CROW, Howard M., III Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) HARWOOD, Peter K. Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) HAUGEN, Todd Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) JOHNSON, Christopher Foster Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) NAZEERUDDIN, Mohammed Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser  Anwaltssozietät Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)